Patents by Inventor Karebu Kirihara

Karebu Kirihara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • In-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure
    Patent number: 7298863
    Abstract: An in-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure including a speaker unit having a claw portion provided thereon, and a panel member on which the speaker unit is mounted, wherein the claw portion is inserted into a slit formed in the panel member, so that the speaker unit is mounted on the panel member by being rotated in a circumferential direction. A jig inserting hole is provided in the speaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Karebu Kirihara, Taizo Nakamura
  • Speaker for vehicle and mounting structure of the speaker
    Patent number: 7177438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a speaker for a vehicle and an installation structure therefor, and it is an object of the invention to enhance the speaker installation rigidity without impairing the acoustic characteristic of the speaker. The speaker installation structure comprises a speaker unit (1) for holding a speaker body (11) and having a plurality of claws (13) and a panel member (3) having an opening (4) and a plurality of slits (5). For the installation of the speaker unit (1), the plurality of claws (13) are inserted into the plurality of slits (5), respectively, and the speaker unit (1) is rotated in its circumferential direction. The opening (4) is made to be smaller than the diameter of a speaker housing (12) and to have at least three linear portions (41). Each of the slits (5) is formed outside the three linear portions (41) and inside an outer circumference of the speaker housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shogo Iwaya, Sukeyoshi Nakashima, Taizo Nakamura, Karebu Kirihara
  • Speaker for vehicle and mounting structure of the speaker
    Publication number: 20040247150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a speaker for a vehicle and an installation structure therefor, and it is an object of the invention to enhance the speaker installation rigidity without impairing the acoustic characteristic of the speaker. The speaker installation structure comprises a speaker unit (1) for holding a speaker body (11) and having a plurality of claws (13) and a panel member (3) having an opening (4) and a plurality of slits (5). For the installation of the speaker unit (1), the plurality of claws (13) are inserted into the plurality of slits (5), respectively, and the speaker unit (1) is rotated in its circumferential direction. The opening (4) is made to be smaller than the diameter of a speaker housing (12) and to have at least three linear portions (41). Each of the slits (5) is formed outside the three linear portions (41) and inside an outer circumference of the speaker housing (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Shogo Iwaya, Sukeyoshi Nakashima, Taizo Nakamura, Karebu Kirihara
  • In-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure
    Publication number: 20040037445
    Abstract: An in-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure including a speaker unit having a claw portion provided thereon, and a panel member on which the speaker unit is mounted, wherein the claw portion is inserted into a slit formed in the panel member, so that the speaker unit is mounted on the panel member by being rotated in a circumferential direction. A jig inserting hole is provided in the speaker unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Karebu Kirihara, Taizo Nakamura